Requirements and Workflow for Multiclip with 8- or 10-bit Uncompressed Footage

[Dan Riley]

I’ve used the multicam feature for three 1/2 hour shows now.
I start out by digitizing at DV level. I make my multiclips
and do my offline that way. I also used clips that aren’t from
multicam studio stuff, they are just regular clips.
Then I uprez to 10 bit uncompressed
to output to DigiBeta. Media manager works ok as long as:
-you don’t have speed changes, including reverse.
-you don’t have many still frames. I say “many” because
sometimes they come through on the uprez and sometimes
they don’t and you have to redo them. A pain.
-you don’t have any nested effects. Media Manager don’t lilke them.

Dissolve, wipes, DVE effects come through fine too.
But not if you have added a matt fill. Media manager
can’t seem to keep track of that. So I’ve stopped doing
many effects in the offline line. I just uprez sooner.

As far as the multiclip angles etc., I haven’t had any problem
with Media Manager picking the correct footage. Make sure
you check the box that asks if you want to uprez all the
angles or only the one you used. I only uprez what was used
in the offline. This box will come up when you doing the
Media manager process.

As for loading in 10 bit clips for use in multiclips, it would
probably be ok for two cameras. Maybe more. I’ve never
used FCP that way. I use a dual 2.5gig G5 and a 4 drive
SATA RAID with the Sonnet 4+4 card.

Dan

[Dan Riley]

Forgot to mention,
my shows are 4 or 5 camera multicam (simultaneous timecode)
and I’m capturing at DV for the offline.

Dan

[Michael Lazar]

Thanks for the info. All good stuff to know.

Michael Lazar